2021 Wholesale Catalog 10702 Seaman Road • Hebron, IL 60034 USA TEL: (815) 648-2788 • FAX: (815) 648-2072 TOLL FREE: (800) 648-2788 www.intrinsicperennialgardens.com Growers of Hardy & Hard To Find Perennials IPG Crew A TABLE OF CONTENTS B Introduction and Resources Introduction . 3 Customer Information . 4 Website and Online Resources . 8 New Plants for 2021 . 9 Greenroof Plant List . 10 Top 10 Lists . 11 Plants Perennials — Includes Groundcovers . 14 Ferns . 60 Grasses / Rushes / Sedges . 61 Vines . 68 Perennial References Common Names Cross Reference . 69 Flower Color Chart . 71 On the cover: Calamintha nepeta ssp.nepeta Cover art by Suzy Hetzel. 1 Intrinsic Perennial Gardens — 28 Years of Highlights January 2021 History Despite the challenges of 2020, we had one of our best years. We continue to focus our atten- 1992 Started selling perennials tion on the plants we have found to be durable and valuable in the garden. One of those is the 1994 Built a 3,000 sq. ft. heated greenhouse PPA plant of the year Calamintha nepeta nepeta. It is a great selection for long bloom and high 1996 Constructed a 4,500 sq. ft. production building with office value to pollinators. Compared to other forms this one offers sterility preventing unwanted 1997 Introduced our first selection Penstemon digitalis Pink Dawn reseeding. 1998 Published first descriptive wholesale catalog 2021 will be my 30th year growing perennials. Here some of my favorite new items. We have 1999 Built a 3,000 sq. ft. gutter connected greenhouse adjacent to our two new gold leaved Ajugas. ‘Cordial Canary’ is the gold leaf equivalent to ‘Chocolate Chip’. Thin production building gold foliage grows 2-3” tall with 3-4” bright blue flowers in June. The second, Ajuga ‘Tropi- 2000 Fully-automated irrigation system, developed a website cal Toucan’ has typical crinkled foliage in gold. Allium x ‘Big Beauty’ PPAF is showy right from 2002 Hosted the PPA growers tour spring emergence. Wide gray-green foliage is substantial followed by 18-24” stems in July. 2003 Received our first plant patent #14,421, for Sedum x ‘Lajos’ Autumn Charm™ Silvery buds open to soft pink 2” plus flower heads. Hemerocallis ‘Charlies Dream’ is a coordi- 2004 Reached 1 million in sales nated effort from Brother Charles Rekcamp and Roy Klehm. This substantial tetraploid reaches 2005 Doubled our office space 30” with 5” flowers having a blend of pink and peach with a soft gold throat and lemony ruffled 2006 Received our first royalty check edge. I’m happy to continue breeding with some of Roy Klehm’s Daylilies starting with 20 or so of Roy’s most recent selections. Lobelia cardinalis ‘Pink Flame’ is a pink twist on the normally 2008 Doubled our greenroof sales red cardinal flower. This new seed strain is vigorous growing 3’- 4‘ tall. Ideal conditions are 2009 Establish Sedum cutting beds in order to sell Sedum by the pound and our moist yet drained soil. Monarda bradburiana ‘Midnight Oil’ PPAF is an exceptionally vigorous, Nursery Manager Pro breeding work was highlighted in magazine. and disease-free selection. Chocolatey red new growth remains clean of foliar diseases. Same 2010 We installed a gravel garden and Pennisetum Red Head soft pink flowers with wine red spots in June on 18” tall and wide plants. Rudbeckia x ‘Sweet as received an award from the ISU in Europe Honey’ PPAF is a new look in black eyed Susans. Many small yellow flowers are held on upright 2011 Installed Trudy’s Garden, named for my mom. stems over extra thin basal foliage. It is a perfect companion with short grasses. Rudbeckia x 2012 Installed two new display gardens: a Sedum gravel garden and ‘American Gold Rush’ continues to be our top seller. Sonja’s Garden, named for my sister. We have two new grass introductions. Andropogon gerardii ‘Holy Smoke’ PPAF has silvered 2013 Featured on the cover of American Nurseryman magazine. gray foliage with nearly constant smoky purple to red highlights adding a constant complexity 2014 Brent’s book on Sedum published. to it. It is very nice paired with Echinacea. One of our most exciting grass intros Pennisetum 2015 Brent’s Sedum book received the Gold Award from the The Association alopecuroides ‘Pure Energy’ PPAF is a wide blade, gold foliage fountain grass. Extra bright gold for Garden Communicator. foliage June-September on substantial 30’’ plus plants. Reddish bottle brush flowers start in 2015 First Annual Ornamental Grass Day, and installed a grass garden. August. Both of these new grasses are being grown in Korea now too. It looks very nice with 2016 Perennial Plant Association Grower of the Year. ‘Love and Rockets’ PPAF our short red fountain grass. John Friel called it a Hakonechloa ‘All Gold’ ‘Blackhawks’ 2019 Hosted 5th Annual Ornamental Grass Day. for full sun. In 2020 Andropogon gerardii was awarded an ISU award in the EU. 2019 Rudbeckia AGR selected as an All-American Selection Sedum spurium ‘Rock Candy’ PPAF is bound to become a groundcover legend. For those look- 2020 2020 Andropogon gerardii ‘Blackhawks’ recieves an ISU award in Europe. ing for a short colorful foliage all year long this is one to try. Red- purple foliage is both smaller To date We’ve sold over 5 million plants and tighter on 2-3” tall plants with rose colored flowers in July just above. While meadows are not overly common in the Midwest yet I do believe the idea of planting closer together and using smaller sizes is beginning to take hold. Let us help you by growing –––––––––––––––––––– B –––––––––––––––––––– and supplying custom grown 4.5” or deep 50 plugs for your next project. Each year we have Our Mission more of our grasses in a deep #50 plugs including nearly all of our grass introductions. To service our customers fast and fully Thank you for your continued business. Here’s to staying healthy. To cultivate healthy and happy employees Cheers! To grow the best ornamental plants available, mainly perennials To grow plants as naturally as possible for ourselves and for the environment To breed and introduce new plants into the trade Brent Horvath 2 3 A Customer Information A Customer Information Nursery / Office Hours Availability April: Monday–Friday 7:30 am–4:00 pm Our plants are primarily grown and overwintered outside without heat resulting in Hebron May-June: Monday–Friday 7:30 am–5:30 pm Hardy perennials! Availability begins the first week of April and continues through October. For May-June: Saturday 7:30 am–12:00 pm best results order from our weekly list. Price Quotes July: Monday–Friday 7:30 am–4:00 pm August-September: Monday–Friday 7:30 am–4:00 pm Price quotes are generally returned the same day as requested. Please call if you do not receive October-November: Monday–Friday 7:30 am–3:00 pm a response within 24 hours. Price quotes are good for the calendar year they are quoted in. December-March: Monday–Thursday 8:00 am–3:00 pm Pick Ups & Orders Employee Lunch Hour is daily 12:00 noon until 12:30 pm. Office Hours apply according to the While we do not require minimum quantity orders, we do request your help in making peak schedule above Mondays – Fridays. CLOSED HOLIDAYS! season (April-June) orders less confusing by ordering in full case quantities. Full case quanti- ties are as follows: 6-1 gallon per tray; 12-4 1/2” (qts.) per tray. 2 and 3 gallon pots will be sold Nursery Location individually. Our plugs come in 50 plug trays and 70 plug trays. Intrinsic Perennial Gardens (IPG) is located approximately one mile east of Rt. 47, just north of Route 173 at 10702 Seaman Road in Hebron, IL. Orders can be faxed to the nursery at (815) 648-2072 or emailed to sales@intrinsicperennial- gardens.com. When emailing, please include all necessary information such as pick up or deliv- Emails ery and ship date. When emailing additions to an order, send only additions/changes or clearly Orders: Inventory Availability: state to disregard original order. Orders are pulled only when we have a confirmed ship date. [email protected] Lois@ intrinsicperennialgardens.com Customers are welcome to stop and shop at the nursery by appointment. Please Note: Spring Owner: Accounting: backorders are generally ready mid- to late-June but are crop dependent. Also, we can label Brenth@ intrinsicperennialgardens.com Accounts@ intrinsicperennialgardens.com plants with prices for a nominal label fee. Recycling We are happy to accept used one-gallon containers in good condition. Weekly Email List For Customers Our weekly broadcast publishes plants that are blooming, budding, have showy foliage and are available for delivery immediately. This plant list is available for active customers only. Just call (815) 648-2788 if you are interested in receiving Intrinsic’s Blooming List weekly in season. You can also sign up download the list from our website. Delivery & Fuel Surcharge Delivery is free for orders over $400.00 within 75 miles of our nursery. Orders below the minimum will be charged $60.00 delivery ($30.00 local if we are already headed your direction with another delivery). Outside of a 75 mile radius from our nursery, delivery fee will be deter- mined case by case with a minimum delivery fee of $100. $1000 minimum order for deliveries over 100 miles. We have a 30¢ per mile fuel surcharge on all deliveries, with a $20 minimum fuel charge. Currently, we have two delivery trucks. We do our best to accommodate swift shipment of orders and delivery on the date requested. Generally, we ship one to three days from order date.